acute

nouns

a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

acute, acute accent, ague

adjectives

having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course

"acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"

acute

antonym

chronic

is similar to

less than acute; relating to a disease present in a person with no symptoms of it

subacute

domain category

the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

medical specialty, medicine

extremely sharp or intense

"acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"

acute, intense

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

"an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"

acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp

is derived from

acuteness

of an angle; less than 90 degrees

acute

antonym

obtuse

ending in a sharp point

acuate, acute, needlelike, sharp

is derived from

acuteness

of critical importance and consequence

"an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"

acute

is similar to

being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency

"a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage"

critical